Day-night Test Match

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Kane Williamson's New Zealand know they need to re-adapt quickly to the nuances of day-night cricket to have any hope of winning a first series in Australia for more than 30 years when this week's opening Test begins. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand face day-night challenge as Australia series begins

The tourists pad up for the first of a three-Test series in Perth with no warm-up games and in forecast 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) heat.

10 Dec 2019 12:19 PM

Despite being the fastest batsman to register 7000 runs in the longest format of the game, Australian cricketer Steven Smith has admitted that there is a sense of inhibition as he prepares for the pink-ball Test. (Photo:AFP)

There is a sense of unknown: Steve Smith on pink ball Test

The first Test between Australia and New Zealand will begin from December 12 at Perth Stadium, one of Australia's newest Test centres.

09 Dec 2019 2:38 PM

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to request the BCCI to agree for more than one Day/Night Test during India's 2021 tour Down Under but Indian Board chief Sourav Ganguly on Friday said such a proposal would be a 'bit too much'. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly says CA's proposal for 1 plus D/N Tests is 'bit too much'

A CA delegation is expected to meet BCCI top brass during the three-match ODI series in India starting January 14 next year.

06 Dec 2019 3:35 PM

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to request the BCCI to agree for more than one Day/Night Test during India's 2021 tour Down Under, when officials of the two boards meet on the sidelines of a three-match ODI series in January next year. (Photo:AFP)

Australia eyes more than one Day/Night Test against India in 2021 series

According to a report in 'ESPNCricinfo', CA feels encouraged about the proposal after India won their maiden D/NTest against Bangladesh.

06 Dec 2019 12:45 PM

Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly believes pink-ball tests are here to stay and wants the team under Virat Kohli to play at least one such match in every series. (Photo:Twitter)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly wants India to play pink-ball tests in every series

India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a sellout crowd.

03 Dec 2019 11:46 AM

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly played a major role in India's first-ever D/N Test becoming a big success. (Photo: AP)

Sourav Ganguly says whether or not India will play D/N Test in New Zealand next year

With the first D/N pink ball Test out of the way, it is not sure if India would prefer playing D/N Test over regular ones.

26 Nov 2019 2:49 PM

Taking to Twitter Shane Warne congratulated the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly for arranging India's first-ever pink-ball Test against Bangladesh and Virat Kohli for agreeing to it. (Photo: File)

'Want to see India and Australia play D/N Test in Adelaide': Shane Warne

Another former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his desire of seeing India playing an under lights Test against Australia.

23 Nov 2019 12:19 PM

In a special programme during the lunch break on the opening day of the India-Bangladesh pink-ball Tests, Tendulkar, Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman relived some of the iconic moments at the famous venue. (Photo: PTI)

Indian cricket legends relive their glorious Eden Gardens moments

All of them thanked their captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly for bringing them together.

22 Nov 2019 5:36 PM

Ravi Shastri said he would observe how things work out in this game before giving a definitive view. (Photo: File)

'Plenty of questions to be asked on the pink ball's behaviour': Ravi Shatsri

The game is just 12th Day/Night game since the format was rolled out in 2015 during an Australia-New Zealand series.

22 Nov 2019 1:20 PM

This is India's as well as Bangladesh's first-ever day-night Test. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs BAN D/N Test: India lead by 68 runs at stumps on Day 1

Score as of over 46.0: IND -174/3; Virat Kohli (59), Ajinkya Rahane (23)

22 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

Taking to Twitter, Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly posted some pictures of the spots. (Photo: Twitter/ Sourav Ganguly)

Kolkata turns pink to welcome historic Day-Night Test between India and Bangladesh

The famous tourist points in the city were lit up in the colour to attract more people to the country's first pink-ball Test.

22 Nov 2019 12:23 PM

Security concerns meant the Cricket Association of Bengal cancelled its plan to have Army paratroopers flying into the Eden Gardens to hand over a pink ball each to the captains before the toss of the day-night Test. (Photo: PTI)

Amry troopers won't be handing the pink ball to the captains during the toss

According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh here.

22 Nov 2019 11:59 AM

Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are scheduled to hold a brief one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the match. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh PM arrives in Kolkata for IND vs BAN Day-Night Test

Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly received Hasina at the airport.

22 Nov 2019 11:46 AM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are likely to hold a brief one on one meeting on the sidelines of the India-Bangladesh cricket test match on Friday. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee, Sheikh Hasina to hold meeting on sidelines of India-B’desh cricket match

According to sources in the Bangladesh PM's office, both the leaders will be present during the match and the felicitation ceremony.

22 Nov 2019 11:02 AM

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